last tuesday

[totient]

... was the day that Steamboat Willie should have gone out of copyright.

Of course we all know that the real rule is not "Copyright lasts for 75 years" but "Nobody fucks with the mouse".

Comments

[whitebird.livejournal.com]

When is the next date the mouse is up for fucking with, then?

[palmwiz.livejournal.com]

It's up to 95 years now, or 2023. But I have little doubt that more time will be tacked on before that runs out.

[fin9901.livejournal.com]

Harlan Ellison can vouch for that real rule. I'd tell the story here but 1) you've probably heard it already and 2) snopes.com has the story anyways.